The future of nightlife will be going out to the club — a wellness club, that is.That’s according to Jonathan Leary, the 34-year-old founder of Remedy Place.Billing itself as the “world first social wellness club,” it offers vitamin IVs, cryotherapy chambers, and red light beds.
Its aim is to be not just a destination for self-care but also a new way for New Yorkers to socialize.“When you go out with your friends, it’s [usually] drinks or dinner, [but] alcohol is a dissociative and it’s a depressant.” he told NY Next.“Our goal with the club is to use self-care as a new form of entertainment … This is where you book a date.
This is where you’d come with your friends after work.This is what you do on a Friday night or Sunday morning … but instead of food and alcohol, we have self-care experiences that are made to be shared.”In November, Remedy opened its third location, a 7,400-square-foot space in Soho that’s designed for group activities.
The six ice baths are grouped together for cold plunging with friends or colleagues, the lymphatic drainage room is built for two, and the sauna is large enough for nearly half a dozen people.Remedy also makes nods to more traditional social clubs.The common area has space to lounge around and is stocked with games like backgammon, and you can order food and drinks — albeit bone broth, matcha and protein bars.Remedy also pays homage to traditional nightclubs with its bottle service.
But instead of tequila or vodka, there’s a selection of 750-ml bottles of water that costs as much as $155.That most expensive bottle is the Amazon Air Water, which is collected from the rainforest moisture in the air in Brazil, while more affordable options include the $14 Splendor Volcanic Water from a volcano in Ecuador. “I’m trying to take what people would normally do when they socialize, but replace it with something healthy,” Leary said.
“It still feels like a fun bottle service moment.”While Remedy...